[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR1697.7]

[Page 366-367]
 
                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                  CHAPTER XVI--SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
 
PART 1697_SALARY OFFSET--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1697.7  Coordinating offset with another federal agency.

    (a) The Selective Service System as the creditor agency. (1) When 
the Director determines that an employee of a federal agency owes a 
delinquent debt to the Selective Service System, the Director shall as 
appropriate:

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    (i) Arrange for a hearing upon the proper petitioning by the 
employee;
    (ii) Certify in writing to the paying agency that the employee owes 
the debt, the amount and basis of the debt, the date on which payment is 
due, the date the government's right to collect the debt accrued, and 
that Selective Service System regulations for salary offset have been 
approved by the Office of Personnel Management;
    (iii) If collection must be made in installments, the Director must 
advise the paying agency of the amount or percentage of disposable pay 
to be collected in each installment;
    (iv) Advise the paying agency of the actions taken under 5 U.S.C. 
5514(b) and provide the dates on which action was taken unless the 
employee has consented to salary offset in writing or signed a statement 
acknowledging receipt of procedures required by law. The written consent 
or acknowledgement must be sent to the paying agency;
    (v) If the employee is in the process of separating, the Selective 
Service System must submit its debt claim to the paying agency as 
provided in this part. The paying agency must certify any amounts 
already collected, notify the employee and send a copy of the 
certification and notice of the employee's separation to the creditor 
agency. If the creditor agency is aware that the employee is entitled to 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund or similar payments, it 
must certify to the agency responsible for making such payments the 
amount of the debt and that the provisions of this part have been 
followed; and
    (vi) If the employee has already separated and all payments due from 
the paying agency have been paid, the Director may request, unless 
otherwise prohibited, that money payable to the employee from the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund or other similar funds be 
collected by administrative offset as provided under 5 CFR 831.1801 or 
other provisions of law or regulation.
    (b) The Selective Service System as the paying agency. (1) Upon 
receipt of a properly certified debt claim from another agency, 
deductions will be scheduled to begin at the next established pay 
interval. The employee must receive written notice that the Selective 
Service System has received a certified debt claim from the creditor 
agency, the amount of the debt, the date salary offset will begin, and 
the amount of the deduction(s). The Selective Service System shall not 
review the merits of the creditor agency's determination of the validity 
or the amount of the certified claim.
    (2) If the employee transfers to another agency after the creditor 
agency has submitted its debt claim to the Selective Service System and 
before the debt is collected completely, the Selective Service System 
must certify the total amount collected. One copy of the certification 
must be furnished to the employee. A copy must be furnished the creditor 
agency with notice of the employee's transfer.